The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Inside the design of Monopoly’s new board game that ditches the banker for an app [8d]
• In Airstream’s new all-electric trailer, everything runs off a battery and rooftop solar [8d]
• Builder unsold inventory jumps to 2009 levels: Housing markets where buyers can find deals [8d]
• 4 ways to protect your personal data from Musk’s DOGE [8d]
• A ‘Moby-Dick’-inspired opera opens at the Met [8d]
• How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth [8d]
• People with secure attachment to their pets are less depressed, researchers find [8d]
• Curious about DeepSeek but worried about privacy? These apps let you use an LLM without the internet [8d]
• NOAA is vital for coastal state economies [8d]
• This French company made life-saving food cheaper and boosted global nutrition [8d]
• Why kindness is the key to high performance at work [8d]
• What’s happening at Goya Foods? Chaos and unanswered questions after CEO published bizarre press release [9d]
• U.S. lobster catch keeps dropping as warmer waters prompt migration [9d]
• Tired of overdramatic TikTok food influencers? Professional critics are too [9d]
• Intel’s anticipated $28 billion chip factories in Ohio are delayed until 2030 [9d]
• Tariff threats and job cuts shake consumer confidence, federal report finds [9d]
• The internet has suspicions about family vloggers fleeing California. Here’s why [9d]
• Here’s why AG1’s CEO is envisioning the DTC supplement on store shelves [9d]
• Trump to sign order making English the official language of the United States [9d]
• Bic’s CEO explains why he’s stepping down at 46, and what’s next [9d]
• How Oscar-nominated screenwriters navigate authenticity in cultural and linguistic storytelling [9d]
• TikTok creators want you to get medical tests you don’t need. Here’s why you should think twice [9d]
• How Colorado is regulating 5 ‘air toxics’ in vulnerable neighborhoods [9d]
• 84 Indonesians lured into ‘virtual slavery’ have been freed from scam centers in Myanmar [9d]
• DOGE isn’t Silicon Valley innovation—it’s just a sloppy rebrand of free-market dogma [9d]
• Do I need a measles vaccine booster shot? What to know as new outbreak leads to first death [9d]
• Report: Men aren’t taking parental leave, even when states offer it [9d]
• Capital One and Rocket Homes lawsuits dropped by CFPB as Trump guts consumer protections [9d]